April 19, 2023
by Gary Dougan, PToD Liaison to PTWW, PrimeTimers® of the Desert
COVID appears to be in the past and local gents are returning to PrimeTimers® of the Desert (PToD) in record numbers for fellowship and collegiality. PToD attracts resident gentlemen from the Coachella Valley plus visitors and seasonal “snowbirds.”
Our signature event is our Monday Mixer which happens every week (with just a few exceptions for some of the Monday holidays). We meet at the Escena Golf Club, a lovely property with staggering views of
Mount San Jacinto (home of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway) and the other mountains surrounding the Coachella Valley. Each Monday “in season”, we expect approximately 200 or more of our members
to stop by for drinks at our 2-hour reception. Escena offers a special price for their beverages.
Our members seem to like to get together for other events as well. We offer a weekly breakfasts, monthly luncheons and local dinners at various local restaurants around the valley. Our Special Events Director,
Mr. DeLon Gobeli, arranges for additional special events which happen throughout the year. The most recent one was a 4-days-and-3-nights trip Laughlin, Nevada, a haven for those who enjoy desert relaxation on the Colorado River while taking in the local casinos, restaurants and shows. DeLon has also recently arranged a day trip to the new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles, including
bus transport, several hours of enjoying Museum exhibits and a luncheon at the world-famous Farmers Market near “Television City” in Hollywood. DeLon is planning a day trip to the world-class Long Beach aquarium, one of the finest of its kind.
If travel to meaningful venues, and weekly happy hour get-togethers are not enough, DeLon arranges for theater production events at the local regional theater venues in our valley, which are of particular interest to our sexuality and age group. These events generally sell out quickly. And don’t forget our pool
parties and up-and-coming book club and group movie events. Our goal is to have multiple offerings all month long for our members to enjoy the company of like-minded men.
Please consider joining us at one of our events when you make Palm Springs your destination vacation stopover, for a few days or the entire Fall-Winter-Spring season. We don’t stop in the heat of the summer,
so come and cool off with a nice beverage any Monday night in the summer as well. We hope to meet many of you at PTWW in St. Petersburg, FL as several of our PToD board members will attend the upcoming PTWW convention in October. Travel safely and think of us!
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